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Object Number
51-60-50/8791
Display Title
Bone balance for arrow - made of giraffe rib
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Awl, carved bone, smooth
Classification
- Awl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Gautsche Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51-60-50/8791
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(Summer 1951)
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